The Noir Western: Darkness on the Range, 1943-1962McFarland, 23 lut 2015 - 224 Beginning in the mid-1940s, the bleak, brooding mood of film noir began seeping into that most optimistic of film genres, the western. Story lines took on a darker tone and western films adopted classic noir elements of moral ambiguity, complex anti-heroes and explicit violence. The noir western helped set the standard for the darker science fiction, action and superhero films of today, as well as for acclaimed TV series such as HBO's Deadwood and AMC's Breaking Bad. This book covers the stylistic shift in westerns in mid-20th century Hollywood, offering close readings of the first noir westerns, along with revealing portraits of the eccentric and talented directors who brought the films to life. |
Spis treści
Preface | 1 |
The Dark Cowboy Rides into Town | 5 |
Conscience and Cruelty Collide in William Wellmans The OxBow Incident Yellow Sky and Track of the Cat | 21 |
Escape and the Futility of It in Raoul Walshs Pursued and Colorado Territory | 38 |
Staying Human in the Harsh Worlds of André de Toths Ramrod and Day of the Outlaw | 55 |
Painting the Western Black in Robert Wises Blood on the Moon | 70 |
Sam Fuller Upends Genre Conventions in I Shot Jesse James and Forty Guns | 81 |
Gregory Pecks Noirish Heroes in Henry Kings The Gunfighter and The Bravados | 97 |
The Complex Shaded Characters in Delmer Daves 310 to Yuma and The Hanging Tree | 150 |
Horror and Absurdity Ride Together in Budd Boettichers The Tall T and Ride Lonesome | 168 |
Noir Is Busting Out All Over in
John Fords The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance ... | 185 |
Ride On Dark Cowboy | 197 |
Fifty Additional Noirish Postwar Westerns Worth Seeing | 199 |
Chapter Notes | 205 |
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The Tortured Grimly Determined Heroes of Anthony Manns Devils Doorway The Naked Spur and Man of the West | 115 |
Evil Poses as the Law in Allan Dwans Silver Lode | 140 |
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